Chocolate Chip Brownie Pillows

Therese sent this one over a couple of days ago after finding it in an ad for the upcoming Southern Living Christmas edition. The cookies are interesting, fun, and big and sturdy enough to be wrapped individually for gift giving. And by the same token, I think they’d be perfect for bake sales. For the sake of convenience, I used brownie mix brownies, but you could just as easily use leftover brownies from another recipe.

Prepare and bake brownie mix according to package directions in an 8′ square pan. Cool completely, then cut brownies into about 3 dozen squares. You’ll only be making 11 giant cookies so you don’t have to cut all the brownies.

Cookies like this are fun. After making last week’s TWD Chipster Topped Brownies (ccc on top of brownies), I decided I’d rather have a brownie in one hand and a ccc in the other. I’ve made little balls of brownie before, froze them, then baked them in a ccc. This looks like a fun way to bake in the middle!

Ok, we have been on tha same wavelength before, but this is getting TOO WEIRD! My officemate’s dear little 84-year-old mom, who is a terrific baker, sent me the BEST cookie yesterday via her daughter who left it on my desk at work. After one bite of the ginormous thing, I knew I wanted to make more right away. However, I have no time for anything other than pies at the moment (teaching another workshop at school tomorrow). But I thought, this is right up Anna’s alley–I should send her the recipe. So I signed onto to your site to post the suggestion, and what should your cookie o’ the day be but the same Chocolate Chip Brownie Pillows that I was going to send you! WEIRD!

Thanks for the comments, everyone. I can’t answer them all right now so I’m just going to answer the questions.

Erin, the brownies stayed soft. I used brownie mix and baked it in an 8 inch pan so the brownies started off very tall and soft. They stayed that way.

Therese, thanks again for the recipe. I have to admit, I used store brand brownie mix and the cookies were still great. Now that I know they’re good, I’ll use better brownie mix.

Emily, thanks for the “beautiful” remark. They look even better in real life. Also, I didn’t chill my dough very long so I think when I bake up the next round using very cold dough, the cookies will look better.

These cookies are driving me crazy — in a good way! They are a “must try” for next time I need to bake a batch for a group gathering. I think I’ll use the Ghirardelli triple chocolate brownie mix in mine. Can’t wait!!!!

leftover brownies????? is there such a thing???? i have several different bornies that i make and there are NEVER any leftover brownies. i’d have to bake a batch specifically for using to try this recipe. it sounds very yummy and looks delicious. just have to make certain that the brownies don’t disappear before getting to phase two! (maybe a good reason to do a triple batch of brownies!)

Hi Jen,
I haven’t made these in a while and don’t remember if I used butter flavor or regular. However, I can see why you’d think that. Sometimes the butter flavoring in the BF Crisco can taste a little overwhelming. I have a few cookies where I’ve used it and regretted it. However, in some cookies the artificial butter flavor blends in or adds flavors people perceive as buttery.